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He Stayed for Breakfast

8.019401h 29mNRMovieComedy

Set in Paris, this romantic comedy revolves around the beautiful estranged wife of a wealthy banker who hides a handsome and fiery Communist fugitive in her apartment.

DirectorAlexander Hall
WritersErnest Vajda·Michael Fessier

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Cast · Directed by Alexander Hall

LYLoretta Young
Loretta Young
Marianna Duval
MDMelvyn Douglas
Melvyn Douglas
Paul Boliet
EPEugene Pallette
Eugene Pallette
Maurice Duval
AMAlan Marshal
Alan Marshal
Andre Dorlay
UOUna O'Connor
Una O'Connor
Doreta
CBCurt Bois
Curt Bois
Comrade Tronavich
LKLeonid Kinskey
Leonid Kinskey
Comrade Nicky
TBTrevor Bardette
Trevor Bardette
Police Lieutenant
GSGrady Sutton
Grady Sutton
Salesman
FSFrank Sully
Frank Sully
Butcher
EY
Evelyn Young
Secretary
ELEthelreda Leopold
Ethelreda Leopold
Secretary

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He Stayed for Breakfast hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around October 19, 1940. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.